# Fractures at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20161110361` · 11/2/2016 · ADDISON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.
- **Location:** 150 S. LOMBARD RD., ADDISON, ILLINOIS, 60101
- **NAICS:** 492210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 2, 2016, at approximately 11:00 a.m., an employee was walking on a flat concrete surface when he tripped over a support beam's protruding base metal flange, which was 1 inch off the ground, fracturing his right elbow.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*